Grafton lost against Slinger back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Grafton Black Hawks fell just short of the Slinger Owls by a score of 3-2. Grafton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grafton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Tagliapietra, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Slinger's side, Raine Fredericks tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Fredericks has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Grafton's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Slinger, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Grafton will look to defend their home field on Friday against Whitefish Bay at 5:00 p.m. As for Slinger, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedarburg at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Slinger is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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